Re-enact your Game of Thrones fantasies at North Texas' long-running Renaissance festival this year, featuring the antics of the sword-fighting comedy team of Don Juan and Miguel, falconry from Birds of Prey, knife throwing, joust shows, and other medieval treats.

Brewfest on Crockett

5-10 p.m. April 13

Crockett Street, between Norwood and Currie streets, Fort Worth

Free

Beer from around the world and bands from around the corner have made this mix of local music and brew a staple on the Cowtown calendar in recent years.

Stages at the Aardvark, The Cellar, Old Rip's and Stay Wired will host a variety of bands. The Friday lineup includes Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Quaker City Night Hawks, and Spoonfed Tribe followed on Saturday by Nadis Warriors, Supervision, Stella Rose and others.

The mix of art in the streets and music/dance on the stages makes this a perennial festival favorite. The music lineup this year includes Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Average White Band, Little Texas and the Quebe Sisters Band.

The Untapped beer 'n' music fest that was a hit in Dallas last year moves over to Fort Worth with a lineup that includes Deer Tick, Justin Townes Earle, Sarah Jaffe and Tennis. On hand will be 50 breweries with more than 100 beers.

Fall's Jazz by the Boulevard morphed into the Fort Worth Music Festival last year and now it switches seasons, landing in the middle of the spring schedule. Drive-By Truckers, Old 97's, Delta Spirit and ZZ Ward are among the 30 bands playing on three stages.

Last year, organizers experimented with stretching the ecology-minded Prairie Fest over three weekends. This year, it's back to a single-day event with performances from Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Pablo & the Hemphill 7, Brave Combo and more.

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